Friday, November 7, 2014

A Nebraska hospital fired two staff members for violating the privacy of a man that was being treated for Ebola.

The workers unauthorized accessed the patient's medical records. The hospital noted that the employees' actions violated federal patient privacy regulations, leading to their firing and "other corrective action."

"Prying eyes in health care an all too common problem." - LiveWellInNebraska.com

The privacy breaches were discovered during an audit of the hospital's electronic medical records (EHR). Rather than monitor access to only VIP patient records hospitals can audit staff access to all patient records by utilizing low-cost on-demand SaaS analytics services.